Originally Posted by
Mach1aviator
Oh lied one more thing you actually will learn from some really experienced IOE captains for 50 hours that probably waited 6-12 years to upgrade or 10-12 years to finally get the chance to be called for the flow this year now here you come first day on the job a captain.. you get the point.
I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to get at with this comment but to try to sleight our LCAs...c'mon man. MOST of these guys are fantastic, there's a bad apple in every group no matter where you go. Show up prepared and with a good attitude and it should be a smooth ride through IOE. Simple as that. If you don't know your limitations when asked on IOE then realistically should that LCA sign you off? Ask yourself that and put yourself in his/her shoes.
As far as studying goes in the school house... every question you have (and will have asked of you) can be answered by reading and STUDYING from the FM-1, AOM-1, and AOM-2. Anything outside of that most likely is not of major importance in terms of passing an SV/PV. What are we in elementary school and need to have everything spoon fed to us?!
It's not so much the quality of training that has gone down here recently. It's really the quality of applicants that has gone down.